Category: vaccine mandate

Biden: 96 to 98 Percent of Americans Need to Be Vaccinated to Go Back to Normal

President Joe Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday that 96 to 98 percent of Americans need to be vaccinated before the nation can go back to normal. “I think we get the vast majority—like is going on in some industries and some schools—96, 97, 98 percent. I think we’re getting awful close….


Some Australian Universities to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine

Staff and students at Australia’s La Trobe University have been told that if they don’t get vaccinated against the COVID-19 disease it may “compromise” their ability to fulfil their respective obligations for work or study. The university will “encourage” and support all staff and students to be vaccinated until the end of November, but by…


Judge Denies Motion to Block Cincinnati Health System’s Vaccine Mandate

A federal judge on Friday denied a motion to block a vaccine mandate imposed by a Cincinnati health system. A group of past and present health care workers from St. Elizabeth Physicians sought a preliminary injunction from the court to block the employer’s vaccine mandate. The plaintiffs argued that the mandate violated their Constitutional rights…


3,000 NYC Teachers Asked for Vaccination Exemptions, Union Says

Around 3,000 New York City teachers have asked for medical and religious exemptions from the city’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to the city’s teachers union. The city requires all school staff to be vaccinated or exempted by midnight on Sept. 27. The union, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) said on Sept. 24 that 90-95 percent…


Letter to the Editor: Vaccine Mandates for State Prison Employees

My name is Bernice Molano and I have been an employee of the state of California for five years. I work at a state prison that is currently attempting to mandate the EUA COVID-19 vaccine. I am fully aware of the recently “approved” vaccine, which in my research I determined is only for the Comirnaty…


NYC: Thousands of School Staff Unvaccinated, Unions Want Mandate Deadline Delay

With the COVID-19 vaccine mandate about to go into effect, New York City school staff unions have urged the City Hall to delay the deadline lest schools face a staffing crunch. The city wants all school staff vaccinated, with only a narrow exception for medical and religious exemptions. Yet as of Sept. 24, there are…


Facts Matter (Sept. 23): Hundreds of Navy SEALs Refuse Vaccine, Told They Won’t Be Deployed

According to a new report, over 600 U.S. Navy SEALs—which is about a quarter of all the active-duty SEALs in America—are currently facing the very real possibility of not being able to go on missions anymore—because of the vaccine mandate. Meanwhile, in New York, the new governor has just put in place a mask mandate…


Foreigners May Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers in New York State: Governor

New York’s governor said on Wednesday that the state will look for workers abroad to substitute for employees at hospitals and nursing homes who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. Health care and nursing home workers in New York state can possibly lose their jobs if they do not comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed on…


NY State Doesn’t Need to Allow Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandate, Authorities Say

New York officials filed papers this week saying that the state has no constitutional obligation to grant religious exemptions to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare staff, in response to a federal lawsuit. Gov. Kathy Hochul filed the court papers along with state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker and Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday. Seventeen nurses were…


‘Allow People to Make Their Own Choice’: Former Australian PM on Melbourne Protests

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is urging authorities to let Australians make their own decision on whether to take the vaccine, amid ongoing protests in Melbourne involving thousands of Victorians against government-mandated COVID-19 restrictions. “I don’t think anyone should break the law, but I can certainly understand people resenting what they see as bad laws…